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48
Citations
7741
World Ranking
3207
National Ranking
1545

Overview

David Atkin is affiliated with the University of Connecticut in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of social sciences, with a particular focus on sociology and political science, communication, demography, and economics. The scientist's work bridges several subfields, including general economics, econometrics, and finance.

Their recent scholarly output includes the following papers:

  • How Do We Choose Our Identity? A Revealed Preference Approach Using Food Consumption, 2020, Journal of Political Economy
  • Mobile gaming and Internet addiction: When is playing no longer just fun and games?, 2021, Computers in Human Behavior
  • Understanding third-person perception about Internet privacy risks, 2020, New Media & Society
  • The Returns to Face-to-Face Interactions: Knowledge Spillovers in Silicon Valley, 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Cell Phone Addiction, Anxiety, and Willingness to Communicate in Face-to-Face Encounters, 2020, Communication Reports

David Atkin frequently collaborates with other researchers. Their most common coauthors include:

  • Hongliang Chen
  • Dongdong Yang
  • Tai-Yee Wu
  • Xiaowen Xu
  • Benjamin Faber

Their works are often published in venues specializing in economics, social sciences, and communication. Prominent publication outlets for their research include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • AEA Randomized Controlled Trials
  • Telematics and Informatics
  • Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media
  • Electronic News

The scientist's research topics span several areas related to technology and society. Key topics include:

  • Digital Marketing and Social Media
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Media Studies and Communication
  • Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior
  • Global trade and economics
  • Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification

Best Publications

  • Exports and Firm Performance: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment

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  • Understanding internet adoption as telecommunications behavior

    David J. Atkin;Leo W. Jeffres;Kimberly A. Neuendorf

  • The Influence of Computer-Mediated Communication Apprehension on Motives for Facebook Use

    Daniel Hunt;David Atkin;Archana Krishnan

  • Organizational Barriers to Technology Adoption: Evidence from Soccer-Ball Producers in Pakistan

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  • Predicting Use of Technologies for Communication and Consumer Needs

    Leo Jeffres;David Atkin

  • Communication Technology and Society: Audience Adoption and Uses

    Carolyn A. Lin;David J. Atkin

  • Parental Mediation and Rulemaking for Adolescent Use of Television and VCRs.

    Carolyn A. Lin;David J. Atkin

  • Adoption of e-government in three Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil and Mexico

    T. Y. Lau;Mira Aboulhoson;Carolyn Lin;David J. Atkin

  • Health anxiety in the digital age

    Carolyn Lagoe;David Atkin

  • The Home Ecology of Children's Televison Viewing: Parental Mediation and the New Video Environment

    David J. Atkin;Bradley S. Greenberg;Thomas F. Baldwin

  • Audiotext and the Re-Invention of the Telephone as a Mass Medium

    Robert LaRose;David Atkin

  • How Do We Choose Our Identity? A Revealed Preference Approach Using Food Consumption

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  • Communication Technology and Social Change : Theory and Implications

    Carol A. Lin;David J. Atkin;Jeremy Harris Lipschultz

  • User generated content and credibility evaluation of online health information

    Tao (Jennifer) Ma;David Atkin

  • Satisfaction, demographic, and media environment predictors of cable subscription

    Robert LaRose;David Atkin

  • Diffusion Theory in the New Media Environment: Toward an Integrated Technology Adoption Model

    David J. Atkin;Daniel S. Hunt;Carolyn A. Lin

  • Predicting Political Discussion in a Censored Virtual Environment

    Yi Mou;David Atkin;Hanlong Fu

  • The Caloric Costs of Culture: Evidence from Indian Migrants

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  • Adoption of cable amidst a multimedia environment

    David J. Atkin

  • Predictors of Audience Interest in Adopting Digital Television

    David J. Atkin;Kim Neuendorf;Leo W. Jeffres;Paul Skalski

  • Spirals of Silence: Expressing Opinions When the Climate of Opinion Is Unambiguous

    Leo W. Jeffres;Kimberly A. Neuendorf;David Atkin

  • The influence of biological and personality traits on gratifications obtained through online dating websites

    Chris Clemens;David Atkin;Archana Krishnan

  • A Model Linking Community Activity and Communication With Political Attitudes and Involvement in Neighborhoods

    Leo W. Jeffres;David Atkin;Kimberly A. Neuendorf

  • Understanding adopters of audio information innovations

    Kimberly A. Neuendorf;David Atkin;Leo W. Jeffres

Frequent Co-Authors

Carolyn A. Lin
Carolyn A. Lin University of Connecticut
Robert LaRose
Robert LaRose Michigan State University
Bradley S. Greenberg
Bradley S. Greenberg Michigan State University

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